The streets of Victorian England will come to life when Enchanting Productions Junior Company presents the family-friendly musical Oliver! Jr this spring. Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and adapted from the full-length award-winning musical by Lionel Bart, the show follows a young orphan named Oliver who dreams of finding where he truly belongs.

“Please, sir, I want some more.” Following these famous words asking for more gruel, a malnourished orphan named Oliver Twist is cast out of the grim 19th century workhouse where he lives. The young boy eventually falls in with a friendly gang of pickpockets and their leader, Fagin. Oliver quickly discovers he is not fit for a life of crime, and finds the life he was meant to live all along.

Directed by Louise Glossop and choreographed by Amy Potts, this fabulous, classic musical brings you 24 of Christchurch’s most talented stars-in-the-making aged 10-18. Catch them here first!